KregRS

Is there anyone on here who's clued up on TR7's? I was speaking to someone last night and this was mentioned, JPS TR7, and despite searching on google etc, haven't been able to find anything about it.

STeve

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I had a TR8 back in the late 80s and remember seeing a black one floating around then with gold jps lorals, but back then I thought it was a fake but you never know

Rod-Tarry

Its not Jps but this is probably what you are thinking of.

Its a 'Premium' special edition, there were only 400 made, and came in black with either gold or silver stripes. They also came with the Tan / Cheque interior that was pioneered for the convertible model, as well as the full length sun roof.

STeve

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sounds about right Rod as folk back then were trying to copy the lotus and capri mk2 looks by adding decals and painting their wheels gold

KregRS

Cheers for that, it was mentioned in conversation last night and I just wondered.
There's a couple of JPS Capri's in our local car club, a 2 litre and a 3 litre Auto.

Maxwell

again...there was NEVER EVER such thing as a JPS Capri


They where ALL known s Capri "Midnight"s

jason_nike

Dont remember a JPS liveried TR7
Capris certainly did have the JPS livery, most were black, a few were white.
I work for JPS so remember the liveries we sponsored

Glenn_

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I thought the jps capris were the mk2 capris.

Glenn_

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That TR7 looks cool.

STeve

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really funny that as I was at ford when we had one in our showroom and this whole dedicated webpage must be wrong then

http://www.retrocaricons.com/article...rs_Special_122

Micky

The article clearly states that they were called "Midnights"!!!

cossie ken

If you read the article it says "oddly enough" the Capri was not called a JPS but a Capri Midnight.

STeve

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thats right it does but if you was looking for this car would you ask for a capri midnight or a jps special edition one, even when we had that 2nd hand one in the dealership when the reg was inputed it came up with jps near the reg not midnight, its just a word

St3V3_C

All quite interesting. So, were the white ones called JPS officially?

From that article:

Micky

Maybe its me,but I like to call things by their proper name,so I dont call our Dyson vacum cleaner a hoover!! And I used to hate c8nts who insisted they owned a cosworth granada,when in fact it was a Scorpio 2.9l 24v!!!

Glenn_

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Interesting that.I never knew they were called midnights.You learn something new everyday.

co55iewife

sorry to thread hijack, but they did have cosworth badges on them! So it is kinda correct! That car had the engine that should have gone in the sierra cosworth! Can you imagine where we would all be if it had done!

Sinbad

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Same here Glenn as I had a 3 litre version with the Gold and Black seats, always called it a JPS Maybe that's why the TR7 got called a JPS because of the Black and Gold theme like Rod's pic ???????

martysmartie

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Correct, are you not thinking of the Escort though? I am sure the 2.9 'BOA/BOB' was a later development, I know the Escort Cosworth prototype had this engine as well as being RWD.

Martin

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yes the capris in 70's I'm an events manager a 1985 JPS liveried Capri track car all custom built 2.9 24v cossi engine a full cossi running gear it's all adjustable coilovers no leaf springs and adjustable power steering from a corsa b and they do not make a mk 3 and or mk 1 JPS Capri only the early mk2s but it was on a certain year

JPS_FORD_CAPRI85

And what a fine example of this JPS tribute

Martin-Hadland

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I reckon that car would look a lot nicer without all the ad ons

Ebonycossie4x4

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i would like that a lot without all the stickers...

john_3.0s

They also made a few special editions tr7s that were sponsored by Parker pens (I think) that had a funky electronic key pad door lock and some other weird stuff. A relation of mine won one in a competition when I was a kid. Needless to say nothing ever worked properly and he sold it for peanuts to a collector about 15 years back after it sat in his garage for years. Looking on the web now I can't find any reference to them, will ask him to dig some pics out when I see him next as it was years ago that I saw it last.

JPS_FORD_CAPRI85

It is what it is guys it ain't your every day Capri you won't see 1 more like it don't know if u remember the back in day f1 lotus team sponsored by JPS well it's the livery from them the made a few mk2s like it as standard but never carried it on and the guy what built it stevie basset from Kent wondered what it would've been like if JPS lotus still used capris in the 80s and this is exactly what it would've been like 262bhp will be up to 526 next year when we have the twin turbos installed only a true sporting memorabilia maniac would appreciate this if u don't like it u clearly don't get good old fashion motoring in my eyes sorry :,) :,)

Sinbad

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I've seen that for real at Thoresby Show, proper Mad Max piece of kit

JPS_FORD_CAPRI85

Thanks sinbad yeah we went there around may time think it was when we 1st got the car it lost its show virginity that day. See a true motoring fan right there apreciate that

Sinbad

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You were up against some of our lot in the Show arena Hopefully see you again next year, love the Capri

gcfcos

I remember these. The mot tester where I did my apprentaship had one as his daily

Rod-Tarry

They once made proper old fashioned sportscars this is a TR3 my 3rd Sportscar in the 60's owned an Austin Healey & a TR2 before this one.
Wow!! really looks dated but I enjoyed them at the time.

gcfcos

Wow is that a pic of your old car?